Food aversions no more

[fuzzyjay]

I used to hate cilantro, now I really like it.

I used to hate olives, now I really like (most of) them.

I used to really hate pickles, now I really like (some of) them.

There are a few other examples of food aversions that I no longer have. Do you have any examples?

Looking at my examples, I see that they were aversions to taste rather than texture. In my experience talking to people, the aversions based on texture are the hardest to lose.

Comments

[weebull.livejournal.com]

Funny, we were just discussing this last night at my folks' place over a nice roast beef! I used to turn up my nose at horseradish and now I can't get enough.

Beets were another thing that I didn't like growing up, but I love 'em now.

[pensivegargoyle.livejournal.com]

I like olives now and I didn't before, but I really don't think I'll ever like cilantro.

[fuzzyjay.livejournal.com]

It's possible you never will, but I remember how much I hated it.

It used to impress me as a combination of soapy and smelly socks.

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

I'm still pretty picky about food. There are many items I wouldn't even try till I was out of college. Among the foods (cuisines) I really now enjoy are Mexican, Chinese and Thai. I didn't have Thai till my 40's ... so about 10 minutes ago. LOL!

It would be interesting to see a similar post on "fears". For instance, I used to be afraid of big dogs, horses, down escalators and needles. I've now conquered my fear of all of them.

You got me thinkin'! Always a good thing:)

HUGS!

[fuzzyjay.livejournal.com]

Still hate or used to and now don't?

[danbearnyc.livejournal.com]

Agreed on the brussels sprouts, pure torture growing up, but scrumpdillicious roasted.

Now congee on the other hand...

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

Nope, I still hate the vast majority of foods I hated as a child.

The one exception is salad. I discovered I like ranch dressing, so now if there's enough dressing and croutons, I'll pick through a basic green salad. Without a decent dressing, I still don't see the point in eating tasteless green leaves.

I loathe cilantro. I like pitted black olives (always have). I've always liked non-dill pickles - I hate dill almost as much as I hate cilantro.

[fuzzyjay.livejournal.com]

I like carrots cooked with dill, but I still dislike dill pickles.

I don't know what threw the switch with me for cilantro. I really like it now... but see above for how I used to think about it.

[watchingitburn.livejournal.com]

According to my mom, when I was very young I hated popcorn and peppironi (sp.?) pizza.
These days, I could easily eat my weight in either.

[envirobear.livejournal.com]

Runny eggs and bockwurst sausage.

I always hated egg yolks and eggs that weren't completely solid...then I discovered over my first eggs benedict that runny yolks actually didn't taste bad at all.

My grandparents always had bockwurst sausage for breakfast...when I was a kid, the stuff was absolutely VILE liver sausage with lots of parsley; they cooked up very taut in their casings to a hideous grey-tan. I bravely tried a nibble again when I was a teenager (always spat it out in earlier years) and discovered that I suddenly loved the stuff. It's now part of my family's traditional Christmas brunch...and I found a specialty butcher shop here in Chicago that makes it.

[paterson-si.livejournal.com]

For me it was mainly sea food (because I thought it smelled bad); now I eat it all.

But there's still plenty of other stuff I (still) loathe. :)

[gorkabear.livejournal.com]

Things I used to hate when I was a child and now I no longer hate: Cauliflower, lentils, beans, chickpeas (since I learned how to cook them far better than any of my parents).

Things I used to love when I was a child and I can't stand any longer: snails, rabbit, beef liver, lamb testicles, any animal brain (all meats).

Things I hate since I was a child: Brussels sprouts, artichokes (except canned hearts), fish inners (my mother has a tendence of cooking fish without removing the inners of fish... and I just hate that - I spend hours cleaning fish before cooking it).